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Orlando
December 2-7, 2018
Royal Pacific Resort at Universal, Orlando, FL
For IT Professionals
Track Key:
SQL Server for Developers
Full Day Hands-On Labs
Infrastructure
PowerShell and DevOps
Business Intelligence
Workshops
Client and Endpoint Management
Cloud Public Hybrid Private
Data Science and Machine Learning
Modern App Development
Keynotes, General Sessions & Panels
SQL Server Administration & Maintenance
SQL Server Features & Components
Security
SharePoint, Office 365 and the Cloud
Fast Focus Sessions
Soft Skills for ITPros
Managing Office 365
SQL Server Performance Tuning and Optimization
High-Value SharePoint Workloads: Search, Flow, and PowerApps
Office 365 Identity and Security
Internet of Things
NET and More
AI Application Development
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Sunday, December 2, 2018
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Hands-On Lab: Developer Dive into SQL Server
Leonard Lobel
9:00am - 6:00pm
Hands-On Lab: Advanced Troubleshooting for IT/Ops Pros
Bruce Mackenzie-Low
9:00am - 6:00pm
Hands-On Lab: Windows PowerShell Jump Start HOL
Jeffery Hicks
Monday, December 3, 2018
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Workshop: How Data Science Makes Your Data Warehouse Relevant
Josh Luedeman
Jorge Segarra
Bradley Ball
8:30am - 5:30pm
Workshop: Mastering the Sysinternals Toolkit
Sami Laiho
8:30am - 5:30pm
Workshop: How to Successfully Manage a Fabric Using System Center 2016/2019
Mikael Nystrom
8:30am - 5:30pm
Workshop: So You Want to do Data Science, What Now?
Parashar Shah
8:30am - 5:30pm
Workshop: Application Cloud Modernization and Migration
Stuart Williams
Tuesday, December 4, 2018
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Artificial Intelligence Live! & SQL Server Live! Keynote: Enabling Enterprise Developers in AI - How Microsoft is Doing It
Pranav Rastogi
9:15am - 10:30am
Availability Fundamentals for SQL Server
Allan Hirt
9:15am - 10:30am
What's New with Azure Data Factory
Josh Luedeman
9:15am - 10:30am
Azure Cosmos DB Part I - Introduction to Cosmos DB
Leonard Lobel
9:15am - 10:30am
Everything You're Doing Wrong in PowerShell
Don Jones
9:15am - 10:30am
Shields Up! Managing the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
Richard Hicks
9:15am - 10:30am
Image Factory: Automation Grand Deluxe
Mikael Nystrom
9:15am - 10:30am
Getting Started with Office 365 Groups, Team Sites and OneDrive for Business
Dan Usher
1:30pm - 1:50pm
Fast Focus: SQL Server Data Security and Privacy Features
Thomas LaRock
1:30pm - 1:50pm
Fast Focus: Common T-SQL Coding Mistakes and How to Fix Them
Amy Herold
1:30pm - 1:50pm
Fast Focus: Microsoft, Linux, Open Source, Cloud + DevOps
Jessica Deen
1:30pm - 1:50pm
Fast Focus: 5 Things Everyone Needs to Know About Azure
Peter De Tender
1:30pm - 1:50pm
Fast Focus: The 5 Most Important Aspects to Deploying Office 365
Ben Stegink
2:00pm - 2:20pm
Fast Focus: Graph DB Support in SQL Server
Karen Lopez
2:00pm - 2:20pm
Fast Focus: SQL Server Execution Plans
Grant Fritchey
2:00pm - 2:20pm
Fast Focus: Office 365 and Azure AD Security Quick Wins
Holly Lockhart
Oana Enache
2:00pm - 2:20pm
Fast Focus: AutoPilot Notes from the Field
Ami Casto
2:00pm - 2:20pm
Fast Focus: Career Planning for the Next Era of Analytics
Jen Underwood
2:00pm - 2:20pm
Fast Focus: 5 More Query Rules Every SharePoint Pro Should Know
Matthew McDermott
2:00pm - 2:20pm
Fast Focus: What is this GDPR Thing?
Michael Lester
2:45pm - 4:00pm
Data Protection and Privacy in the Database World
Grant Fritchey
2:45pm - 4:00pm
How I Would Audit Your Windows Security
Sami Laiho
2:45pm - 4:00pm
DevOps with Azure, Kubernetes, and Helm
Jessica Deen
2:45pm - 4:00pm
Consolidating DataCenters with Windows Failover Clusters
Bruce Mackenzie-Low
2:45pm - 4:00pm
Empowering Teamwork with SharePoint & Microsoft Teams (better together)
Mark Kashman
4:15pm - 5:30pm
Exploring Execution Plans
Grant Fritchey
4:15pm - 5:30pm
Everything You Need to Know About SQL Server Indexes
Janis Griffin
4:15pm - 5:30pm
Reading Between the Lines: Using XEvents to Diagnose Application Issues
Mindy Curnutt
4:15pm - 5:30pm
Secure Access to Office 365, SaaS and On-Premises Applications with Azure Active Directory
Holly Lockhart
Oana Enache
4:15pm - 5:30pm
Using Desired State Configuration in Azure
Will Anderson
4:15pm - 5:30pm
Exploring Storage Replica in Windows Server 2019
Mikael Nystrom
4:15pm - 5:30pm
Why You Need to Invest Into Search and How to Start this Journey?
Agnes Molnar
4:15pm - 5:30pm
Security with Speed
Michael Lester
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
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Top Tips for Deploying AGs and FCIs On-premises or in the Cloud
Allan Hirt
8:00am - 9:15am
SQL Server Database Administration for the Non-DBA
Denny Cherry
8:00am - 9:15am
Azure Cosmos DB Part II - Building Cosmos DB Applications
Leonard Lobel
8:00am - 9:15am
No More Passwords! An Introduction to Windows Hello for Business
Richard Hicks
8:00am - 9:15am
DevOps Making Snowflakes into Cattle
Don Jones
8:00am - 9:15am
Windows 10 Servicing with Traditional and Modern Options
Johan Arwidmark
Ami Casto
8:00am - 9:15am
Managing and Configuring Office 365 Identity
Scott Hoag
8:00am - 9:15am
Application Cloud Migrations: Lessons Learned from the Field
Stuart Williams
9:30am - 10:45am
Table Indexing
Denny Cherry
9:30am - 10:45am
Redundant Devs & DBAs: Adaptive Query Processing and Automatic Tuning
Pinal Dave
9:30am - 10:45am
Power BI - What Have You Done for Me Lately?
Andrew Brust
9:30am - 10:45am
PowerShell: Under the Hood
Don Jones
9:30am - 10:45am
Techie Got Talent - Run Your Own Podcast / Webcast
Harjit Dhaliwal
Nick Brattoli
9:30am - 10:45am
How to Setup and Maintain ConfigMgr (SCCM) in your Environment
Johan Arwidmark
Ami Casto
9:30am - 10:45am
Taking IoT to the Edge
Eric D. Boyd
9:30am - 10:45am
Collaborating, Inside and Out - Building Secure Sharing Solutions
Ben Curry
11:30am - 12:30pm
Live! 360 Keynote: Enterprise Transformation (And You Can Too)
Donovan Brown
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Leveraging Data Value with Azure Data Catalog
Karen Lopez
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Upgrading to SQL Server 2017
Thomas LaRock
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Design Techniques for Improving Power BI Visualizations
Ginger Grant
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Conceptualizing Desired State Configuration Using Your Own Scripts
Will Anderson
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Securely Scripting PowerShell
Jeffery Hicks
2:00pm - 3:15pm
How to Use PowerShell to Become a Windows Management SuperHero
Petri Paavola
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Your Office 365 Environment by the Numbers
Ben Stegink
4:00pm - 5:15pm
Signing Your Code the Easy Way
Claire Novotny
Moderated By:
Claire Novotny
4:00pm - 5:15pm
The New Rules of SQL Server Monitoring
Grant Fritchey
4:00pm - 5:15pm
What's New in the 2017 Query Store
Janis Griffin
4:00pm - 5:15pm
SQL Server Internals and Optimal Configuration for Machine Learning Services
Ginger Grant
4:00pm - 5:15pm
Everything You Need to Know About Microsoft 365
Nick Brattoli
Harjit Dhaliwal
4:00pm - 5:15pm
The Zen of PowerShell Scripting
Jeffery Hicks
4:00pm - 5:15pm
Co-Management: #Just4Clicks! Really?
Panu Saukko
4:00pm - 5:15pm
Setting up Directory Synchronization for Office 365
Dan Usher
Thursday, December 6, 2018
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Cosmos DB for SQL Server Pros
David Klee
8:00am - 9:15am
Performance in 60 Seconds: SQL Tricks Everybody MUST Know
Pinal Dave
8:00am - 9:15am
How Modern Is Your Data Warehouse?
Stacia Varga
8:00am - 9:15am
The PowerShell Core Tutorial
Don Jones
8:00am - 9:15am
What's New in Windows Server 2019
Dave Kawula
8:00am - 9:15am
Securing Service Accounts the Modern Way
John O'Neill, Sr.
8:00am - 9:15am
Scaling Machine Learning in Azure
Jordan Edwards
8:00am - 9:15am
Managing Office 365 Data on Mobile Devices
Ben Curry
9:30am - 10:45am
Hi Ho! Hi Ho! SQL Server on Linux, We Go!
Janis Griffin
9:30am - 10:45am
Level Up Your SQL Server Cloud Skills
David Klee
9:30am - 10:45am
Where Does R Fit into Your SQL Server Stack?
Stacia Varga
9:30am - 10:45am
Start Using JEA Today to Stop Overprivileged User Accounts
John O'Neill, Sr.
9:30am - 10:45am
Deploying Application Whitelisting on Windows Pro or Enterprise
Sami Laiho
9:30am - 10:45am
Automated Troubleshooting Techniques in Enterprise Domains
Petri Paavola
9:30am - 10:45am
Securing Office 365 and SharePoint with Azure Active Directory
Scott Hoag
11:00am - 12:00pm
SQL Server Live! & Artificial Intelligence Live! Panel Discussion: Keeping Pace with AI and Machine Learning While Maintaining Your Day Job
Andrew Brust
Thomas LaRock
Stacia Varga
Jen Stirrup
Jen Underwood
1:00pm - 2:15pm
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: Common T-SQL Coding Mistakes and How to Fix Them
Amy Herold
1:00pm - 2:15pm
Virtual SQL Servers Actual Performance
David Klee
1:00pm - 2:15pm
Network Sustainability and Cyber Security Measures
Omar Valerio
1:00pm - 2:15pm
The Case of the Shrinking Data - Deduplication in Windows Server 2019 on ReFS
Dave Kawula
1:00pm - 2:15pm
Top 20 Configuration Manager Current Branch Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)
Panu Saukko
1:00pm - 2:15pm
DevOps for AI
Jordan Edwards
1:00pm - 2:15pm
SharePoint Search and Taxonomy Better Together
Matthew McDermott
2:30pm - 3:45pm
SQL Server Audit
Thomas LaRock
2:30pm - 3:45pm
Secrets of SQL Server: Database Worst Practices
Pinal Dave
2:30pm - 3:45pm
Real-World PowerShell for the DBA
Amy Herold
2:30pm - 3:45pm
Cloud Managed Windows 10 - The whole story
Petri Paavola
2:30pm - 3:45pm
The Weakest Link of Office 365 Security
Nestori Syynimaa
2:30pm - 3:45pm
How to Become a Community Rockstar - Learn How to Showcase Your Skills
Cristal Kawula
2:30pm - 3:45pm
Automating SharePoint Online with Flow, PowerShell and Azure
Ben Stegink
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Next? Live! 360 Networking Event
Ben Curry
Matthew McDermott
Rob Windsor
Brian A. Randell
Heidi Araya
Jeremy Clark
Benjamin Day
Esteban Garcia
Sami Laiho
Dave Kawula
Cristal Kawula
Peter De Tender
Andrew Brust
Grant Fritchey
Thomas LaRock
Karen Lopez
Kevin Ford
Brent Edwards
Rockford Lhotka
Paul Schaeflein
Friday, December 7, 2018
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Workshop: Migrating Data and Databases to Microsoft Azure
Karen Lopez
Thomas LaRock
8:00am - 5:00pm
Workshop: Data Due Diligence – Developing a Strategy for BI, Analytics, and Beyond
Stacia Varga
8:00am - 5:00pm
Workshop: Notes from the Field on Storage Spaces Direct & Managing Windows Server with Project Honolulu (Windows Admin Center)
Dave Kawula
8:00am - 5:00pm
Workshop: Hacking and Hardening Office 365 and Azure AD
Nestori Syynimaa